What an amazing experience for TUBC rowers Olivia Yeates and Sam Mounter competing for Australia at the 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Poznan, Poland.

A third place to Great Britain and Germany in Heat 1 of the women's quad on Day 2 of the competition on Lake Malta saw Olivia (bow) and crew straight through to Sunday's A Final.

Rowing from Lane 6, the Australians - Olivia, Sarah Fahd, Sophie Malcolm and stroke Eliza Bridgefoot - put in a strong effort to finish in sixth place (6:48.96), with the event won by Great Britain (6:30.43).

It was a slightly longer route to the B Final for the men's quad.

After third place in Heat 2 on Day 2, they then rowed to fourth in Semi-Final 2 on Saturday to take up their place in the B Final on Sunday, where they rowed from Lane 4 to finish a close second (6:01.95) to Belgium (6:00.08).

While the official results show the crew with Sam in the bow seat (Sam, Adam Holland, Hamish Danks, stroke William Rogers), the picture above tells a different story with him doing the work from the 2 seat.

Rowing Tasmania congratulates Olivia and Sam. We look forward to seeing what lies ahead for them in the world of rowing.

You can read Rowing Australia's wrap-up of the Championships here: Australia signs off with Gold and Bronze at 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships

• At the FISU World University Games in Germany, Tasmania's Ella Spaulding (formerly MRC, now Sydney RC), represented Australia in the double with L. Page. They finished second (7:34.46) in the C Final, behind Croatia (7:33.15) and were 14th fastest overall.

  Rowing Australia/Brad Redfern Photography